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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its operatives have arrested three suspected members of a cocaine syndicate in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Babafemi said NDLEA operatives on March 19 also razed 14,310.8625 kg of cannabis grown on 5.7 hectares of land in Ohosu/Ugbogui forest, Ovia south-west LGA, Edo state.He said five suspects — Sunday Otulugbu, Agbayeogor Joshua, Kelvin Ofuasia, Williams Peter, and Kamaru Onimisi — were arrested during the raid.
“In another raid at Ago Palace way area of the state, a suspect, Miracle Obi, was arrested with 1,006 ampoules of pentazocine injection; 50 tablets of tramadol 225mg; 89 bottles of codeine syrup and 2,360 ampoules of Diazepam injection. “In Borno state, Salisu Yusuf was nabbed with 30kg Arizona, a strain of cannabis, at Njimtilo checkpoint on Saturday 23rd March.
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